SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD

Recent News About Att/Dir(state of Texas)

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  Jon Cohn joins litigation boutique, forming Lehotsky Keller Cohn

  By Staff reports | Friday, Apr 28, 2023 @ 1:42pm

  AUSTIN - Effective May 1 Jonathan Cohn joins the national litigation boutique Lehotsky Keller Cohn. Steve Lehotsky and Scott Keller initially founded the firm in February 2021, growing from a two-lawyer firm to twenty lawyers as of May 1, a press release states.

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  AG Paxton secures $168M for Texas in opioid agreement with Walmart

  By Staff reports | Thursday, Dec 15, 2022 @ 10:59am

  AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton announced a planned $3.1 billion settlement with Walmart, with more than $168 million designated for Texas, for Walmart’s role in the nationwide opioid epidemic, a press release states.

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  Fifth Circuit finds Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act unconstitutional

  By Staff reports | Monday, Dec 5, 2022 @ 10:23am

  AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has secured a victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit with justices striking down the federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) as unconstitutional, a press release states.

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  Texas, New Mexico and Colorado announce agreement after years of dispute over the Lower Rio Grande River

  By Staff reports | Thursday, Nov 3, 2022 @ 9:37am

  AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has announced a historic agreement with the states of New Mexico and Colorado that, if accepted by a special master and approved by the U.S. Supreme Court, would guarantee that the resources of the Lower Rio Grande River are justly distributed among the states, a press release states.

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